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house speaker john boehner is talking about his plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. he's walking away. it's part of the public campaign from both sides here to push for their own plans. they're trying to avoid massive tax increases and severe cuts that are expected to go into effect at the beginning of next year if somehow the house and senate and white house do not come up with some sort of agreement, a budget agreement. we're still watching negotiations play out. we know the house speakerer has an alternative plan he's presenting he'll put forward to members later today, and we have heard that the president will, in fact, veto that. so at this point we are slimpl a at a standstill. have more as it develops. cadets at this country's elite military schools are reporting that there are now more sexual assaults. we are talking about west point, the air force academy, and annapolis. that is according to a new pentagon report released today. barbara starr has the story. >> reporter: kacarly marquette dreamed of going to west point. it was a nightmare. >> i remember him t
house speaker john boehner is talking about his plan to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. he's walking away. it's part of the public campaign from both sides here to push for their own plans. they're trying to avoid massive tax increases and severe cuts that are expected to go into effect at the beginning of next year if somehow the house and senate and white house do not come up with some sort of agreement, a budget agreement. we're still watching negotiations play out. we know the house...
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plan b to keep us from plunging off the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner is offering to let tax cuts he can fire for people who make more than $1 million or actually for all income above $1 million. president obama has been demanding rate hikes on incomes above 250,000. now he's upped that to 400 grand. why the white house says plan b makes no sense. of course, if they don't agree on something, which most think they will, tax cuts will expire for everybody two weeks from today. it's the top story on the bottom of the hour and ed henry is on it live from the white house. time is running out. that's clear. plan b? >> that's right, shep. so bottom line is john boehner says he's borrowing this idea from democrats. nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, various democrats over the last couple of years have said the threshold should be raising taxes on incomes of a million dollars or more per year. so john boehner is saying let's go back to that. he thinks that would be the fair way to do it. and he believes this is the only way out right now. take a listen
plan b to keep us from plunging off the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner is offering to let tax cuts he can fire for people who make more than $1 million or actually for all income above $1 million. president obama has been demanding rate hikes on incomes above 250,000. now he's upped that to 400 grand. why the white house says plan b makes no sense. of course, if they don't agree on something, which most think they will, tax cuts will expire for everybody two weeks from today. it's the top story...
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now to the looming fiscal cliff. drastic spendi ining cuts and t hikes set to kick in at the end of the year if congress doesn't reach a deal. experts say if nothing is done it could trigger another recession. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house where a showdown is looming between the president, and congress. mike, good morning. >> good morning, lester. both sides say they want promise but there doesn't appear to be any common ground on one very big issue. that is how much should the wealthy pay in taxes? in his first white house appearance after his winning campaign, president obama issued a warning ahead of the coming fiscal fight with republicans. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced, and on tuesday night we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> reporter: that approach means making the wealthy pay more in taxes, a vow the president made repeatedly in the campaign. but republican house speaker john boehner, appearing earlier in the day, says it won't happen on h
now to the looming fiscal cliff. drastic spendi ining cuts and t hikes set to kick in at the end of the year if congress doesn't reach a deal. experts say if nothing is done it could trigger another recession. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house where a showdown is looming between the president, and congress. mike, good morning. >> good morning, lester. both sides say they want promise but there doesn't appear to be any common ground on one very big issue. that is how much should...
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well, investors are watching those fiscal cliff talks happening in washington. there was confidence. then there wasn't. we'll see what happens. on friday all eyes will be on that november jobs report. a couple of stocks you might want to keep your eye on today. dell, which got an upgrade from goldman sachs, and yahoo, which lost a $2.7 billion settlement in a mexican federal court late on friday. see what happens with those things impacting those prices. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 when i'm trading, i'm so into it, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 hours can go by before i realize tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that i haven't even looked away from my screen. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that kind of focus... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that's what i have when i trade. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and the streetsmart edge trading platform from charles schwab... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 ...helps me keep an eye on what's really important to me. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 it's packed with tools that help me work my strategies, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 spot patterns and find opportunities mo
well, investors are watching those fiscal cliff talks happening in washington. there was confidence. then there wasn't. we'll see what happens. on friday all eyes will be on that november jobs report. a couple of stocks you might want to keep your eye on today. dell, which got an upgrade from goldman sachs, and yahoo, which lost a $2.7 billion settlement in a mexican federal court late on friday. see what happens with those things impacting those prices. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 when i'm trading,...
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of what people are calling the fiscal cliff. is the fiscal cliff cutting spending? the sequester? i don't think it leads to economic harm to cut spending. that's what we should be doing. the other half of the fiscal cliff is taxes will go up. i don't want them to go up. if you raise taxes on the top 1%, that's 50% of the nation's fiscal income. if you don't think raising taxes in a recession is a good idea, why would it be a good idea to raise them on anyone? >> greta: so do you think going off the fiscal cliff would necessarily be a bad thing? >> it would be a bad thing to raise taxes. it doesn't make sense to me. i don't accept that cutting spending is bad for the economy. i think cutting federal spending, which means less borrowing up here, is go for the economy, but i do think taxes going up is a bad thing for the economy. i agree with half of the equation of the fiscal cliff, but i don't agree if taxes going up is bad for the economy why would we only want half of the taxes to go up? >> greta: that's like the reverse of the
of what people are calling the fiscal cliff. is the fiscal cliff cutting spending? the sequester? i don't think it leads to economic harm to cut spending. that's what we should be doing. the other half of the fiscal cliff is taxes will go up. i don't want them to go up. if you raise taxes on the top 1%, that's 50% of the nation's fiscal income. if you don't think raising taxes in a recession is a good idea, why would it be a good idea to raise them on anyone? >> greta: so do you think...
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no deal on the fiscal cliff on this final friday before christmas. negative reaction from investors as the president speaking moments ago tries to calm the fray. plus, president obama making it official. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. >> the president calling on the veteran massachusetts senator to fill secretary clinton's spot. plus in the wake of the new town shooting the national rifle association breaks its silence. >> out of respect for the families and until the facts are known, the nra has refrained from comment. >> harris: and the group's ceo placing some blame. >> we have flood soaked films out there. vicious, violent video games. >> and the nra offering a proposal, an armed officer in every single school in america. also, mexican police locked up this former u.s. marine months ago, accused him of trying to bring a gun into the country. >> a lesser person would have pleaded guilty. >> they chained him to a bed and reportedly threatened his life. but this marine stayed strong. and no
no deal on the fiscal cliff on this final friday before christmas. negative reaction from investors as the president speaking moments ago tries to calm the fray. plus, president obama making it official. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. >> the president calling on the veteran massachusetts senator to fill secretary clinton's spot. plus in the wake of the new town shooting the national rifle association breaks its silence....
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of the fiscal cliff. it is clear that our conference has been consistent in its commitment to doing something about the spending problem in washington, and the mounting debt that has resulted. we stand ready to continue in dialogue with this president to actually fix the problem. i hope that we see that our colleagues on the other side of the capitol can do likewise, can get serious to try and address the real problem of spending so we can get on about the business of growing this economy and get people back to work. >> mr. speaker, a lot of the arguments that you made in favor of the bill that you pulled last night, it's a multitrillion dollar tax cut to rescue all but a fraction of taxpayers from a tax increase, also would apply to the president's proposal. are you willing to give the president's proposal a vote? >> listen, the president and i had a series of conversations. i told the president on monday, these were my bottom lines. the president told me that his numbers $1.3 trillion in new revenues, $
of the fiscal cliff. it is clear that our conference has been consistent in its commitment to doing something about the spending problem in washington, and the mounting debt that has resulted. we stand ready to continue in dialogue with this president to actually fix the problem. i hope that we see that our colleagues on the other side of the capitol can do likewise, can get serious to try and address the real problem of spending so we can get on about the business of growing this economy and...
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. >> a lot of people are talking about the fiscal cliff. what impact will this have on the u.s. economy? spending cuts kick in automatically. >> if you add up all of the dollar amounts, it comes to roughly 5% of gdp. that would result in a recession. >> growth is so slow at the moment. we have some decent news, new housing starts were up and there was some growth in may and june. is it as gloomy as we thought? >> unfortunately, it is as gloomy as we thought. housing is growing but even growth of there is not make a difference to the broader economy. . it is growing at half the rate that you would expect. the problems with the fiscal cliff is that as businesses anticipate the possibility that that recession will happen, they're cutting back now. they're not hiring, they are not expanding. they are waiting. this will continue right through the end o the year. "you talk about business is not hiring, unemployment is the key indicator and bernanke expects unemployment to remain above 7% until the end of 2014. >> the challenge for obama is to argue that abs and his policies, it would
. >> a lot of people are talking about the fiscal cliff. what impact will this have on the u.s. economy? spending cuts kick in automatically. >> if you add up all of the dollar amounts, it comes to roughly 5% of gdp. that would result in a recession. >> growth is so slow at the moment. we have some decent news, new housing starts were up and there was some growth in may and june. is it as gloomy as we thought? >> unfortunately, it is as gloomy as we thought. housing is...
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cliff. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> harris: two men burst into a store and pistol whip the clerk. they don't even get any cash. our top story on a fox trip across america. massachusetts. the store's owner says security cameras show a lookout man. then two more guys rush in. one pointing a gun at the clerk. they run behind the counter and whack him in the head with the gun. then another customer comes in and the crooks take off without any money. >> he's going to be all right. he's just got a few stitches. >> harris: the suspects still on the run. >>> indiana. a man dressed as a cat walks no a gas station. security cameras catching the whole thing of the he's with a couple of friends holding their smart phones behind him. then the cat man throws the stuffed animal at the clerk and knocks over a rack of chips on his way out. the clerk says it happened twice in three days. >>> washington. a painting by salvador dali shows up in a pile of goo
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. >>> our detail fiscal cliff update is next. >>> find out if the powers that be in washington, have they worked out a dealer? spoiler alert, they say they're not close. >> john mcafee left the united states to avoid taxes but now he's happy to be back in the gold ol' us of a. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. >>> guess what? breaking news. president obama and house speaker john boehner set to meet today to discuss the fiscal cliff as the two sides have been struggling, to say the least, to reach a deal. speaker boehner says president obama wants tax increases but is resistant to spending cuts. the president is optimistic about a deal but acknowledges it's a work in progress. in public opinion, a poll from the pew research center 55% say the president is making a serious effort to reach a agreement. 32% of republican leaders. mike, we're hearing frustration from republicans but the breaking news, 5:00 p.m. east coast time these two get
. >>> our detail fiscal cliff update is next. >>> find out if the powers that be in washington, have they worked out a dealer? spoiler alert, they say they're not close. >> john mcafee left the united states to avoid taxes but now he's happy to be back in the gold ol' us of a. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. >>>...
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the division demonstrated that efforts to get a bi-partisan agreement and avoid the fiscal cliff are stuck in stalemate. >> the house will be in order. >> brown: house republicans pushed their plan b. despite a veto threat from the white house and the strong opposition of senate democrats. speaker john boehner insisted the president had left him with no alternative. >> for weeks the white house said if i moved on rates that they would make substantial concessions on spending cuts and entitlement reforms. i did my part. they've done nothing. >> brown: the public sniping continued: at the white house, press secretary jay carney fired back that the president had shown more of a willingness to compromise than republicans have. >> he never said, either in private or in public, that this was his final offer. he understands that to reach a deal it would require some further negotiation. there is not much further he could go because after all, unlike his counterparts in this negotiation he has already gone half way on both sides of the equation. >> brown: the president would raise tax rates
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gwen: one of the things that is out of the president's control is congress and this fiscal cliff dilemma that we are about to face, by the end of the year, if they don't do something, there will be across-the-board budget cuts. has that seeped in and the way voters are wrestling with this? >> doesn't appear to be affecting voters but affecting companies. there was a c.e.o. survey out and much more bearin iterms of the economy than consumers. and they are much more tuned in to the possibility that taxes will go up and federal spending will go away if they can't fix the fiscal cliff. i doubt it will be that big of an issue in most voters' minds. somewhere here in missouri or ohio is going to have a hard time connecting those dots. gwen: what is going to happen next, because we are at the edge of our seats. all of these questions that we keep raising, all of these unanswered, what's going to affect the outcome question and are the polls telling us where america is, might begin to be answered at the debate? are we raising expectations too high? >> the base is a great institution. i'm glad we
gwen: one of the things that is out of the president's control is congress and this fiscal cliff dilemma that we are about to face, by the end of the year, if they don't do something, there will be across-the-board budget cuts. has that seeped in and the way voters are wrestling with this? >> doesn't appear to be affecting voters but affecting companies. there was a c.e.o. survey out and much more bearin iterms of the economy than consumers. and they are much more tuned in to the...
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the fiscal cliff looks like it could be reality, so get ready. on the money menu, stocks tumble, investors start to fear the worst from washington's inability to get a deal done that averts the fiscal cliff. that's too bad. the latest economic indicators show that americans are themselves feeling more confident. personal income and the savings rate both rose in november. that all on the heels of the latest up withward revision to the growth in the third quarter, gdp. let's hope that consumer confidence isn't for not. shares of rimm got slammed. sales and subscribers fell in the last quarter. the blackberry is losing ground in the corporate market as more i.t. departments let employees use whatever phones they like. blackberry wants to make a comeback with the blackberry 10 scheduled for release january 30th, a year later than originally planned. i want to say that political impasse in washington is really thwarting what could otherwise be an economic renaissance in america. americans are feeling more confident and they're spending more. 2013 coul
the fiscal cliff looks like it could be reality, so get ready. on the money menu, stocks tumble, investors start to fear the worst from washington's inability to get a deal done that averts the fiscal cliff. that's too bad. the latest economic indicators show that americans are themselves feeling more confident. personal income and the savings rate both rose in november. that all on the heels of the latest up withward revision to the growth in the third quarter, gdp. let's hope that consumer...
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but, again, part of it was the fiscal cliff. here he is, john boehner. >> republicans continue to work toward avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president's offer of $1.3 trillion in revenues and $850 billion in spending reductions fails to meet the test that the president promised the american people a balanced approach. and i hope that president will get serious soon about providing and working with us on a balanced approach. tomorrow the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax relief for nearly every american. 99.81% of the american people. then the president will have a decision to make. he can call on senate and democrats to pass that bill, or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in american history. >> that was, forgive my surprise, that was short and sweet. john boehner basically saying what dana bash had predicted, that the speaker of the house would come out and say that the president's offer was not at all a balanced approach. let me look over at my notes. john boehner said he hopes the president ge
but, again, part of it was the fiscal cliff. here he is, john boehner. >> republicans continue to work toward avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president's offer of $1.3 trillion in revenues and $850 billion in spending reductions fails to meet the test that the president promised the american people a balanced approach. and i hope that president will get serious soon about providing and working with us on a balanced approach. tomorrow the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax...
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the senate back from the holidays to try a pullback from the fiscal cliff. some republicans, they are now abandoning their new higher taxes pledge. let's get to it. >>> just an hour or so, the senate is going to reconvene after taking a break for thanksgiving. it's the lame-duck session, as we know, but lawmakers got plenty to do. not much time to do it. congress and the white house have just 36 days to reach a budget deal to prevent falling offer the so-called fiscal cliff. if not, it would trigger more than $500 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes. >>> a series of tax increases and spending cuts that could do damage to the economy. they also sounded warnings. >> we can and must get an agreement. otherwise, i think, first of all, the markets are going to start reacting. >> it's not a done deal, and it's not a certainty. if congress does nothing, which congress has gotten pretty good at doing these days, we'll go over the fiscal cliff. >> staffers have been working behind the scenes to find common ground to prevent across the board cuts lawmaker
the senate back from the holidays to try a pullback from the fiscal cliff. some republicans, they are now abandoning their new higher taxes pledge. let's get to it. >>> just an hour or so, the senate is going to reconvene after taking a break for thanksgiving. it's the lame-duck session, as we know, but lawmakers got plenty to do. not much time to do it. congress and the white house have just 36 days to reach a budget deal to prevent falling offer the so-called fiscal cliff. if not, it...
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president obama said the massacre in newtown should give perspective in fiscal cliff. economists say that combination could cause another recession and a huge mess. the president claims he has already met republican leaders at least half way as he putsz it now he is calling on them to take the deal that he is offering. but the house speaker john boehner says is he planning to pass what he calls plan b, the plan the president says he will veto. ed henry is at the white house tonight. ed, the president says he is optimistic they can cut a deal but you are hearing behind the scenes it may actually be falling apart. >> that's right. because plan b is basically as you know john boehner setting the line of taxes going up only on income of a million dollars or more. and what will happen is top administration officials brought some of us in before the president's news conference to say in private that they think that plan b has now thrown off plan a which is the broader 4 trillion-dollar deficit deal that the president has been pushing for. boehner says he wants as well. basic
president obama said the massacre in newtown should give perspective in fiscal cliff. economists say that combination could cause another recession and a huge mess. the president claims he has already met republican leaders at least half way as he putsz it now he is calling on them to take the deal that he is offering. but the house speaker john boehner says is he planning to pass what he calls plan b, the plan the president says he will veto. ed henry is at the white house tonight. ed, the...
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with about 11 days to go before the so-called fiscal cliff, americans facing the biggest tax hike in history if the president and congress don't strike a deal did with talks now stalled, house speaker boehner right now zeroing in on the so-called fallback plan. chief congressional correspondent joining us with the report. >> this has been a heavy lift with numerous groups urging republicans to vote against speaker boehner's plan b, but with the economy less than two weeks from the fiscal cliff, they're trying to avoid a massive tax hike for everybody. >> the house housel asked today to be up to the senate and house to ask. >> securing more republican support, the house is voting on a separate measure to cancel next year's pentagon cuts as part of sequestration by slashing domestic programs. that has upset some house democrats did speak out these bills are not a plan, they are a ploy. these are bills to nowhere. in a deeply cynical move, so cynical, i have decided to offer another bill to put off some of the sequester. >> while the process moves forward, boehner has not given up hope
with about 11 days to go before the so-called fiscal cliff, americans facing the biggest tax hike in history if the president and congress don't strike a deal did with talks now stalled, house speaker boehner right now zeroing in on the so-called fallback plan. chief congressional correspondent joining us with the report. >> this has been a heavy lift with numerous groups urging republicans to vote against speaker boehner's plan b, but with the economy less than two weeks from the fiscal...
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i think if we do go off the cliff and recession, i think the fiscal cliff is completely unpredic unpredict-- predictable, especially with a fragile economy, the wall street and the corporate economists are deeply scared about it. that recession really would, you know, wreck his term because we would be obsessed with that for the next couple of years. and so i don't think it's a total walk for him but he clearly has the upper hand. and then there is just the sheer fact of the numbers. say they reach a compromise. i think the republicans are likely to cave on the rate and you close a few deductions. >> do you think they will. >> i do. >> because they are saying they are not going to cave. >> there is going to be no deal on that. they are to the going to go into january, as mark said, and say to the country, hey, we're going to raise your taxes but we have to serve the rich people. they're just not going to do that with the polls, so they're going to cave. they will not get up to 39% but they could get to 37. so say you get to 1.2 trillion in revenue. you still need spending cuts so the presi
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. >> the sequestration is less than three months away the fiscal cliff. the president just before the election said i am going to wash boehner's car and walk mcconnell's dog if i have to but i am going to go to capitol hill and fix this. my goodness didn't he have 4 years to solve that deficit. don't laugh, he really did. it was in existence for the better part of four years. his chief of staff at the time it was all his idea and here we are less than two months away now suddenly he says if you reelect me i will solve it. why couldn't he have done it before. >> i apologize for laughing. i find it funny our general short history on this matter. republicans are clear about the debt didn't care when republicans were running it up before. second trying to pin on the guy who went along with extending the bush tax cuts. has put republican idea after republican idea into the center of his policies are trying to pin on this guy this idea of sequestration which literally was the party republican extremist sort of threat. >> why did he sign the bill? >> again, this
. >> the sequestration is less than three months away the fiscal cliff. the president just before the election said i am going to wash boehner's car and walk mcconnell's dog if i have to but i am going to go to capitol hill and fix this. my goodness didn't he have 4 years to solve that deficit. don't laugh, he really did. it was in existence for the better part of four years. his chief of staff at the time it was all his idea and here we are less than two months away now suddenly he says...
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. >> as the fiscal cliff loans, is there a deal in the works? mitt romney explains why he lost. >> the president's campaign focused on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and worked very aggressively to turn them out to vote. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> well, i just don't know where to begin this week. do we talk about republican charges of a cover-up with regard to the attack in benghazi? do we talk about sexual liaisons and e-mails? to talk about israel and gaza, the possibility of the fiscal cliff? let's start with the sex. [laughter] cia director resigns after the fbi uncovers e-mails showing that general david petraeus had an extramarital affair with his biographer, paula broadwell, a married mother of two. talk about unlimited access. the general was up on capitol hill talking about the benghazi hearings as we were recording this program, so we don't know what he said yet. >> we are safer because of the work that gave petraeus has main
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cuts in this deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. that is not what they are doing now. should they include those? >> yes. i think that, and i know that democrats accept that this has to be it, a balanced package, that includes revenues and cuts and spending cuts. >> months ago, the budget carney held up was voted down by the entire senate. 99-0. meaning no democratic support. earlier, dick durbin insisted spending cuts from entitlement reform will not be part of the talks while pelosi spell noncommittal whether the cuts will be in the deal. still, the administration is trying to breathe life to the talks, with vice president biden shopping at new costco in washington, picking up a big screen tv and apple pie and insisting he is optimistic of a deal. >> i am. i am. all the folks in the store, man. going to make a difference. >> carney shot down a politico report that a phone call last night between boehner and the president was curt, noting it was 28 minutes long and productive. signaling the president is flexible on taxes not being s
cuts in this deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. that is not what they are doing now. should they include those? >> yes. i think that, and i know that democrats accept that this has to be it, a balanced package, that includes revenues and cuts and spending cuts. >> months ago, the budget carney held up was voted down by the entire senate. 99-0. meaning no democratic support. earlier, dick durbin insisted spending cuts from entitlement reform will not be part of the talks while pelosi...
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> reporter: as the deadline to reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff draws ever closer, republicans say the real issue is spending cuts. >> listen, republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending line down. the president wants to pretend that spending isn't the problem. that's why we don't have an agreement. >> reporter: a claim the white house denies, spokesman jay carney. >> let's just be clear. there is one party to these negotiations who has put forward a specific proposal for revenue and a specific proposal for spending cuts. even when the republicans-- and i saw speaker boehner do this earlier today-- insist that the president hasn't put forward spending cuts, one, it begs the question, what spending cuts have the republicans put forward? >> reporter: the president was asked if he was optimistic about reaching a deal. >> still a work in progress. >> reporter: but senate majority leader harry reid said republicans in congress should yield to public opinion about tax increases. >> speaker boehner knows or should know that the middle- class tax help that we have to
> reporter: as the deadline to reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff draws ever closer, republicans say the real issue is spending cuts. >> listen, republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending line down. the president wants to pretend that spending isn't the problem. that's why we don't have an agreement. >> reporter: a claim the white house denies, spokesman jay carney. >> let's just be clear. there is one party to these negotiations who has put forward...
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cliff. you can see it, a big drop for the stock market in the afternoon as the president was speaking taxing the rich. the dow has lost points since the election. the day at the white house, a group calling themselves patriotic millionaires will meet with senior administration officials, not the president. this is a group of millionaires in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. it's not just taxing the rich, there are 17 other small tax changes in the works according to the wall street journal. our good friends at cme would phase higher taxes and trades and oil and gas producers would lose some deductions for expenses and even golf courses would be hit, winding away a tax cut for golf owners that would maze 600 million a year, not just the rich, a lot of people and businesses will be nickel and dimed. and the markets responded to four more years of president obama. nearly 700 point drop in the week since the election. and the rich are cashing out. we'll cover that and we'll give you the open
cliff. you can see it, a big drop for the stock market in the afternoon as the president was speaking taxing the rich. the dow has lost points since the election. the day at the white house, a group calling themselves patriotic millionaires will meet with senior administration officials, not the president. this is a group of millionaires in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. it's not just taxing the rich, there are 17 other small tax changes in the works according to the wall street journal....
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if our elected leaders don't do something about that looming fiscal cliff. and that is just the beginning. big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. >>> welcome back. 16 minutes past the hour. no one can be sure if the white house and congress will steer the country away from that so called fiscal cliff, which now is just 24 days away. but it's probably a good idea for you and your family to be prepared just in case. earlier, i spoke with stephanie rule of bloomberg tv about what could happen if the deal is not reached. >> people talk about the cliff like it's this major event, which it is. but almost like a y2k. from a paycheck perspective, you will see less money in your paycheck if we do fall off
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>> anything but the fiscal cliff right? i've been called a screaming conservative and raging liberal. i guess that means i'm doing something right. let's go to sports now. >> please. just do it. >> it is bipartisan. start with the nfl. ravens and browns last night. i couldn't watch the game because i agreed to come thon show this morning. union referees greeted with standing ovations. look at that. when do you see refs get standing os? long awaited return for the men in stripes. look at this. all right. ravens punt. the receiver takes the kick. watch this. oh, i mean he was popped. his helmet came off. scary looking hit. goes to the ground. luckily, he's okay. stood up. walked off in his own power. even kind of managed to crack a little smile walking off. that is good to see. all right. let's pick it up in the third quarter. a floater, picked off by williams. he takes it 63 yards to give the ravens a two score lead. in the final moments of the lead the browns within six they have got a chance to win it improbably. a hail ma
>> anything but the fiscal cliff right? i've been called a screaming conservative and raging liberal. i guess that means i'm doing something right. let's go to sports now. >> please. just do it. >> it is bipartisan. start with the nfl. ravens and browns last night. i couldn't watch the game because i agreed to come thon show this morning. union referees greeted with standing ovations. look at that. when do you see refs get standing os? long awaited return for the men in...
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as the days until the country goes over the fiscal cliff goes by, more and more republicans have joined our chorus. they recognize that the willing misto compromise sooner has put them in a real bind. so reasonable republicans are asking the house leadership to allow a vote on the senate-passed legislation. what was once a trickle has become more of a flood. last week republican representative tom cole said it was time to give middle-class families certainty their taxes won't go up by $2,200 on average on january 1. then tim scott from north carolina ad admitted that the senate-passed tax cut will surely pass the house since it will take only 26 republican ren votes for passage. i don't most of the time agree with david brooks but no one can dispute this columnist for "the new york times" is brilliant in writing. he's a great, great journalist and explains things so well. i really have great admiration for him. he wrote yesterday, "republicans have to realize they are going to have to cave in on tax rates." that's the way it is, mr. president. "they're going to have to cave on tax rates
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that is not a fiscal cliff. a partial going over the cliff with president obama's second term, no going over that cliff if governor romney is elected to the white house. that is an opinion, of course. it depends entirely on what happens in the house and what happens in the senate and what happens with the election. >> gretchen: i was going to say, because it depends on who the president is, but also the control of the house. right now it's divided between the house and senate. >> it is. well, paul ryan has said he can work with the other side of the aisle to get tax reform. that is a 20% tax in the cut rates that everybody pays. he says he can go a bipartisan agreement to get that if the gop is elected. that's direct contrary to senator schumer who says forget it. we're taxing the rich. that's it. >> steve: that's very interesting. all right. the great stuart varney shows up every day over at the fox business channel. if you're watching about 9:20, poof, there he is. we got a new graphic for you. >> i like it. a
that is not a fiscal cliff. a partial going over the cliff with president obama's second term, no going over that cliff if governor romney is elected to the white house. that is an opinion, of course. it depends entirely on what happens in the house and what happens in the senate and what happens with the election. >> gretchen: i was going to say, because it depends on who the president is, but also the control of the house. right now it's divided between the house and senate. >> it...
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then 9 fiscal cliff in december. so you've got just uncertainty piling on uncertainty, government introducing uncertainty even more than we've already got. and so the economy six months out really matter approximates in elections. and there's not that much reason to think it's going to get suddenly better. >> so is there time? i moan maybe it's not the time yet to ask this question. but is there time for the president to turn it in his direction? >> is time running out for him. >> well, it's an an even race t really is it is within the margin of error. but i think it's the kind of race that if the numbers continue to trend in this direction, and we all pray as americans that they don't, because we don't want to see further suffering, the statistics don't bleed but we know behind all of these numbers that there are human beings and families that are facing tragedy every day. but you know, then it becomes a race about disqualifying, a campaign about disqualifying euro upon enterment and that's not an attractive or appe
then 9 fiscal cliff in december. so you've got just uncertainty piling on uncertainty, government introducing uncertainty even more than we've already got. and so the economy six months out really matter approximates in elections. and there's not that much reason to think it's going to get suddenly better. >> so is there time? i moan maybe it's not the time yet to ask this question. but is there time for the president to turn it in his direction? >> is time running out for him....
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this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. they have a choir back home. and that's a huge part of the problem here. there's another reality in this town today. we need a lighter moment here. a lot of folks as i was coming into the office today said they have to get it done by kickoff time tonight. >> that's right. >> it's a good thing nbc moved the kickoff to primetime. it's very important. >> david, i think it's also important to go back to the president's argument, that, you know, you have to be able to say yes to something that's reasonable. conservatives have argued that he's effectively exposed big internal divisions in the republican party that they have yet to work out, which prevents them from getting to a reasonable place of compromise to then move on to fight other battles. >> well, boehner was close
this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. they have a choir back home. and that's a huge part of the problem here. there's another reality in this town today. we need a lighter moment here. a lot of folks as i was coming into the office today said they have to get...
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of wall -- walmart are aware of the fiscal cliff. this can make a difference between a good and bad holiday season. >>shepard: the big hope is over the last tuesdays when you cannot always grant the shipments get to your house the people of flood the brick and mortar stores. >>guest: we are at the crunch point that determines whether there is good holiday shopping or not coming up against the wall of the fiscal cliff so in a way congress and washington can decide whether it is happy christmas or not. >>shepard: they need to get on it. a month ago would have been good. we will take it tomorrow or the next day. >>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both
of wall -- walmart are aware of the fiscal cliff. this can make a difference between a good and bad holiday season. >>shepard: the big hope is over the last tuesdays when you cannot always grant the shipments get to your house the people of flood the brick and mortar stores. >>guest: we are at the crunch point that determines whether there is good holiday shopping or not coming up against the wall of the fiscal cliff so in a way congress and washington can decide whether it is happy...
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what is the president's strategy with the fiscal cliff? i am so tired of that expression but we will use it bar. be patient.capil ventur we will be right back. t sacked . but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in your wallet? hut! i have me on my fantasy team. lou: amassed a best seller on the sub ministration. republican leaders in washington about this very thing. whether they are right or wrong, i don't know. they believe in their hearts that this president is trying to go over the cliff. he has looked at the polls. nearly all of them say, if we go over, it's the republicans who people are going to blame. the republican. lou: it is a silly thing not begun negotiations. think about the pollster who posed the question, inviting such silliness and absurdities as to make a decision about something that has not transpired is not even begun. no foundation for blame. >> can't yo
what is the president's strategy with the fiscal cliff? i am so tired of that expression but we will use it bar. be patient.capil ventur we will be right back. t sacked . but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in your wallet? hut! i have me on my fantasy team. lou: amassed a best seller on the sub ministration. republican leaders...
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patti ann: yet another fiscal cliff concern. the price of milk, if congress doesn't take action before new year's day the price could more than double. dominic di-natale is live in los angeles right now to explain for us. hi, dominic. >> reporter: hi, patti ann. milk could reach eight bucks a gallon. currently $3.65. a bill that covers billions of dollars in agricultural subsidies. if they don't do that government will have to buy up massive quantities of milk because of outdated 1949 law. they could sell their milk directly to the government first, would be obliged to pay twice the market rate. that would create a milk shortage and spike the prices consumers pay. the senate passed a farm bill. agricultural committee passed a similar bill. they are not identical. differences aren't so wide just that the full house of representatives hasn't approved the bill and it has come down to the wire, patti ann. >> the farm bill is low hanging ornament on the congressional christmas tree, if they just embrace it, they can automatically com
patti ann: yet another fiscal cliff concern. the price of milk, if congress doesn't take action before new year's day the price could more than double. dominic di-natale is live in los angeles right now to explain for us. hi, dominic. >> reporter: hi, patti ann. milk could reach eight bucks a gallon. currently $3.65. a bill that covers billions of dollars in agricultural subsidies. if they don't do that government will have to buy up massive quantities of milk because of outdated 1949...
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>> i think the conversation about the fiscal cliff. nobody likes it. >> shep: nobody likes it. there is so much news now, we don't have time to talk about it. >> i wish we did. >> shep: thank you. >> thank you. >> shep: the u.s. economy remains on shaky ground. no question, europe has plunged back into a recession. it's official. its first in three years. that's according to government statistics. they show that the collective euro zone, the economy there shrunk by .1% between july and september. after falling by .2% in the previous quarter and two back to back negative quarter social security a recession by definition. these 17 nations make up the euro zone. they include greece and spain where the unemployment rate now stands higher than 25%. now economists are warning this new recession could stretch to next year, adding to the debt crisis, which has triggered violent protests all across europe. tens of thousands of people are in need and their fellow citizens are setting a world record to feed them. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. south korea. more tha
>> i think the conversation about the fiscal cliff. nobody likes it. >> shep: nobody likes it. there is so much news now, we don't have time to talk about it. >> i wish we did. >> shep: thank you. >> thank you. >> shep: the u.s. economy remains on shaky ground. no question, europe has plunged back into a recession. it's official. its first in three years. that's according to government statistics. they show that the collective euro zone, the economy there...
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jon: some late-breaking news on the looming fiscal cliff. we are just getting word president obama and house speaker john boehner are meeting at the white house. this as new details are coming to light about a possible deal with negotiators reportedly finding common ground on both spending cuts and higher taxes as well. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: well, jon, we understand that that white house meeting between president obama and speaker boehner wrapped up just moments ago. it lasted 45 minutes, and aides are saying we will not get a readout, but there certainly has been a flurry of activity on the fiscal cliff front. aides to speaker boehner say in a friday phone call to the president the speaker offered to extend the bush tax cuts for those making up to a million dollars so, therefore, those above a million dollars would pay slightly higher taxes in exchange for spending cuts and entitlement reform. let's take a look at the framework of a possible fiscal cliff deal. it includes $1
jon: some late-breaking news on the looming fiscal cliff. we are just getting word president obama and house speaker john boehner are meeting at the white house. this as new details are coming to light about a possible deal with negotiators reportedly finding common ground on both spending cuts and higher taxes as well. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: well, jon, we understand that that white house meeting between president obama and...
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yesterday was all optimism about the fiscal cliff that congress was going to somehow grow a brain and get its act together and figure it out. that's what wall street thought yesterday. today we're talking about europe again because there was a downgrade of france by moody's that lost it's aaa credit rating. as you know, when france was put on negative outlook on the watch for being downgraded there were other countries that had that same outlook, negative outlook, too. germany, luxembourg and the netherlands. now markets are worried about what's happening in europe. not to say what you're feeling in your money in the housing market hasn't been good. we're going to get more housing data at 8:30 and looking very closely to see if yesterday's optimism in existing home sales is repeated again today. home prices are up 11% over the past year. home prices are up more than 11%. and that's for existing home sales. that's the bulk of the housing market. that's what, when you buy a house and i buy a house, it's most likely an existing home. those home prices are up. we're going to get more home
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cliff. do you believe it will be resolved before january 1 and next year there will be a longer term solution to spendin spendid taxes. >> i think what's possible before the end of the year is that we have a substantial down payment on debt reduction, and i'm saying something over a trillion dollars with a combination of spending reductions, including some reforms to entitlements, and tax increases, particularly on wealthier meshes. that would be a significant accomplishment. but frankly, judy, there are groups in both parties that are pulling at the president and the speaker to keep them from making an agreement. and i hope they'll both have the leadership and the courage to make sure that doesn't happen. >> woodruff: speaking of the pulling in both directions, a lot of people today look at this capitol, this congress, and they say it's disfunkal. do you believe dysfunction is just a permanent feature of congress, or do you think somebody can be done about it? >> no, i think somebody can be
cliff. do you believe it will be resolved before january 1 and next year there will be a longer term solution to spendin spendid taxes. >> i think what's possible before the end of the year is that we have a substantial down payment on debt reduction, and i'm saying something over a trillion dollars with a combination of spending reductions, including some reforms to entitlements, and tax increases, particularly on wealthier meshes. that would be a significant accomplishment. but frankly,...
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is there any solution to not going over the fiscal cliff? >> reporter: we heard a lot of the same today from leaders in both parties. from the speaker coming out and saying the president's got to put more spending cuts on the table and from the democratic leaders say that the republicans just have to give on agreeing to raise tax rates for the wealthy. no. guess what? we heard from dthem that the house speaker is going home this weekend. he's not going to be here. they'll hopefully talk to the phone, but no face-to-face meetings. >> dana you talked to a couple of guys that spent careers in congress making deals, and they talk about you how they did it. tell us a little bit about that, the insights here. >> reporter: a really fascinating conversation with a former republican leader, senate let the record trent lott and the former democratic leader tom dashle on opposite sides of the table for almost ten years i covered them for a large part of that. i asked about, you know, kind of what was different back then versus now. specifically since t
is there any solution to not going over the fiscal cliff? >> reporter: we heard a lot of the same today from leaders in both parties. from the speaker coming out and saying the president's got to put more spending cuts on the table and from the democratic leaders say that the republicans just have to give on agreeing to raise tax rates for the wealthy. no. guess what? we heard from dthem that the house speaker is going home this weekend. he's not going to be here. they'll hopefully talk...
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cliff is because the republicans just don't like him. that debate just ahead. >>> and a lawsuit over a movie seen by virtually every american every christmas as the yellow-eyedville ape of "a christmas story" heads to court. farcus in kelly's court. stay tuned. ♪ megyn: welt, we are getting new details today on the challenge to free a marine held in a dangerous mexican prison. john hammer's family had hoped to see him for christmas, but we are just learning the specific concerns raised in a recent letter from the mexican ambassador to officials here in the united states, the mexican ambassador to america, and why mexico is refusing to budge on the imprisonment of this 27-year-old veteran of iraq and afghanistan. here's a picture of john in prison. you've seen it here on fox news over the past couple of days. he's been held in this sort of solitary confinement area since august. originally, he was in gen pop, but then there were threats of him being killed unless the participants paid all sorts -- parents paid all sorts of money, and th
cliff is because the republicans just don't like him. that debate just ahead. >>> and a lawsuit over a movie seen by virtually every american every christmas as the yellow-eyedville ape of "a christmas story" heads to court. farcus in kelly's court. stay tuned. ♪ megyn: welt, we are getting new details today on the challenge to free a marine held in a dangerous mexican prison. john hammer's family had hoped to see him for christmas, but we are just learning the specific...
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billion in size, in our view, understate the size of the cliff. congressional aides say lawmakers will likely wait until after november's elections to work this all out. jon? jon: rich edson from washington, thank you. than nan so breaking developments in syria, the secretary general saying shots were fired at unarmed u.n. monitors trying to reach the scene of another massacre. activists say government forces killed nearly 80 people including women and children. conor powell is live with more on all of this. conor? >> reporter: jenna, secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the attacks today saying that the united states is disgusted with what's happening in syria, and ban ki-moon, the u.n. chief, said as u.n. observers were trying to get to a site to investigate what actually happened, they were shot at, they were stopped by syrian troops, and they were also stopped by armed civilians as well. now, the u.n. isn't there yet, but they are trying to figure out what exactly happened in this site of the town. according to rebels, they say that 78
billion in size, in our view, understate the size of the cliff. congressional aides say lawmakers will likely wait until after november's elections to work this all out. jon? jon: rich edson from washington, thank you. than nan so breaking developments in syria, the secretary general saying shots were fired at unarmed u.n. monitors trying to reach the scene of another massacre. activists say government forces killed nearly 80 people including women and children. conor powell is live with more...
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this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. there are no swing states. they don't have to go home and prove their case because they have a choir back home, and that's a huge part of the problem here. there's another reality in this town today. we need a lighter moment here. a lot of folks as i was coming into the office today said they have to get it done by kickoff time tonight. >> that's right. >> it's a good thing nbc moved the kickoff to primetime. it's very important. >> redskins could clinch today. david, i also think it's important to go back to the president's argument that, you know, you have to be able to say yes to something that's reasonable. charles krauthammer and other conservatives have argued that he's effectively exposed big inpersonal divisions in the republican party that they have yet to wor
this fiscal cliff. three budget standoffs. i mean, this congress has been uniquely atrocious. >> tom? >> the fact is the system is rigged. 75% of the congressmen come from gerrymandered districts in which they are bulletproof. they only play to one constituency. there are no swing states. they don't have to go home and prove their case because they have a choir back home, and that's a huge part of the problem here. there's another reality in this town today. we need a lighter moment...
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third, there is this ticking time bomb of the fiscal cliff which makes it harder to just do nothing. gwen: this is sort of a sign, too, that we could actually end up getting into more trouble. the white house very much believes that president obama believes that nothing else, he has a mandate on the corporate, on the taxes, raising taxes on the wealthy and big business. it was a part of every single one of his stump speeches during the campaign. >> the testing. gwen: they're polling. >> you can't go to the white house without saying the exit polling say the americans agree with them. the people at the white house at the very least thinks that that message has gone through to the republicans, gotten through to the republicans. whether that's the case or not, that describes the circumstance for where we could be end up in a situation where we're standing on the edge of the cliff if the white house miscalculates how much the republicans are willing to back down on that. >> we use dire terms, ticking time bomb, edge of the cliff. some people say it might not be that bad if we get past th
third, there is this ticking time bomb of the fiscal cliff which makes it harder to just do nothing. gwen: this is sort of a sign, too, that we could actually end up getting into more trouble. the white house very much believes that president obama believes that nothing else, he has a mandate on the corporate, on the taxes, raising taxes on the wealthy and big business. it was a part of every single one of his stump speeches during the campaign. >> the testing. gwen: they're polling....
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>>> plus, are we seeing the first signs of republicans giving ground on the fiscal cliff? oklahoma's tom cole, a member of congress says the grand old party should take president obama's view, extend bush tax cuts for all but the top 2%. that's a sign some republicans may be open to higher rates for the rich. >>> is it possible negotiators could learn something from the most important movie out there right now "lincoln." doris kearns goodwin joins us. >>> let me finish with how lincoln outlawed slavery for good and how he did it using politics. this is "hardball," the place for politics. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >>> how's this for irony? mitt romney has finally captured 47% of america. remember this video that sunk the romney campaign? >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. 47% who are with him, wh
>>> plus, are we seeing the first signs of republicans giving ground on the fiscal cliff? oklahoma's tom cole, a member of congress says the grand old party should take president obama's view, extend bush tax cuts for all but the top 2%. that's a sign some republicans may be open to higher rates for the rich. >>> is it possible negotiators could learn something from the most important movie out there right now "lincoln." doris kearns goodwin joins us. >>>...
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coming up a dire warning from the cbo about the fiscal cliff. if congress can't reach a deal thousands of people could be losing their job. diane macedo is here to explain that next. >>> one city council race ends in a tie. you will never believe who didn't vote. one political hopeful may be calling a familiar plighting. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understan at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. morning because my back hurt so bad. the sleep number bed conforms to you. i wake up in the morning with no back pain. do you toss and turn? wake up with back pain? if so, call us now. you'll learn how the sleep number bed helps relieve back pain by allowing you to adjust the firmness and support to
coming up a dire warning from the cbo about the fiscal cliff. if congress can't reach a deal thousands of people could be losing their job. diane macedo is here to explain that next. >>> one city council race ends in a tie. you will never believe who didn't vote. one political hopeful may be calling a familiar plighting. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understan at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's...
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will they come up with a way to avoid the fiscal cliff? finishes this family used capital one venture miles to come home for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, their brother's white christmas just got "blacked out." [ brother ] but it's the family party! really jingles your bells, doesn't it? my gift to you! the capital one venture card! for any flight, any time! that's double miles you can actually e! how illinating. hat's in your wallet? let me guess, am i on the naughty list again? ho ho ho! >> we're relegated to a group of people meeting in secret, plotting some sort of scheme that they think is best for america. >> the fiscal cliff is not going to happen. so the ceiling -- the sky's not going to fall. >> chris: senators jeff session and congressman charlie wrangle on prospects for avoiding the fiscal cliff. liz, is charley wrangle right, the sky is not falling? >> i wouldn't say charlie's not right. i think the potential damage done by going off the fiscal cliff is so significant i would hope even in this
will they come up with a way to avoid the fiscal cliff? finishes this family used capital one venture miles to come home for the holidays. that's double miles you can actually use... sadly, their brother's white christmas just got "blacked out." [ brother ] but it's the family party! really jingles your bells, doesn't it? my gift to you! the capital one venture card! for any flight, any time! that's double miles you can actually e! how illinating. hat's in your wallet? let me guess,...
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president obama talking about how he thinks we can avoid a fiscal cliff. listen to this. >> foundation for a deal that helps the econ pee creates jobs gives consumers certainty gives business confidence they are going to have consumers during the holiday season is if we right away say 98 percent of americans are not going to see the taxes going. if we remove that less than a week as investors worry deals may not be reached in time. they are also concerned about the tax hikes. markets hitting a four-month low. >> businesses and investors obviously disagreeing with what the president said. it's the fear of the cliff with a major selloff. dow down 185 points. do you have any of your holdings? since the election about a week ago the dow is down 5 percent. it is in jeopardy of giving up the gains for the year. the dow jones transportation average already did that. that index is key it takes the shippers the airlines railroads delivering goods for us to buy. the tech heavy index the nasdaq that is officially in a correction with huge stocks apple, google up more
president obama talking about how he thinks we can avoid a fiscal cliff. listen to this. >> foundation for a deal that helps the econ pee creates jobs gives consumers certainty gives business confidence they are going to have consumers during the holiday season is if we right away say 98 percent of americans are not going to see the taxes going. if we remove that less than a week as investors worry deals may not be reached in time. they are also concerned about the tax hikes. markets...
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then we have the fiscal cliff. the administration -- lou: including the fiscal cliff. >> absolutely. it is phenomenal the degree to which this administration has on its own. the willing partnership of international fund and -- lou: what about the complicity of the united states congress? i know they have this sense of well-being and comfort because they have a 13% approval rating, but how dare the republican leadership not take action on this critical, critical issue? >> they have in fact passed legislation that would extend the current tax rates, fast-track regulations, they have in fact -- [ talking over each other ] lou: when you say to me that they will do tax reform, it just falls off the lips so easily. the idea that this congress, democrats and republicans alike, with their incapacity for detail and comprehension of the choices , the public policy choices they are making, it rains me to death to think they would touch the u.s. tax code. >> the good news for you is it would be the next congress. a 15% approva
then we have the fiscal cliff. the administration -- lou: including the fiscal cliff. >> absolutely. it is phenomenal the degree to which this administration has on its own. the willing partnership of international fund and -- lou: what about the complicity of the united states congress? i know they have this sense of well-being and comfort because they have a 13% approval rating, but how dare the republican leadership not take action on this critical, critical issue? >> they have...
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we're told because of the fiscal cliff negotiations, also more so because of the newtown tragedy, all that has been put off, so it's possible that on friday we will get an announcement just of senator kerry of secretary of state. that's the soonest that would be. the others certainly will be later, probably in the new year after the president's back from hawaii. >> there are other complications. let's look at the calendar, senator kerry is chairing the public hearings on benghazi, and how we were talking about earlier, how awkward is that? he's chairing the hearings that take a part the state department, the department he's expected to be chairing, if confirmed. his own panel will have to confirm him. he's in conversations today with his colleagues and senator corker said on the show today earlier, as you heard, we can't hold a confirmation hearing, we won't, john kerry, my friend and colleague, as they say in the senate, until hillary clinton shows up, and she is out sick. so this means hearings in january on benghazi, too. >> that was a great question that you asked senator corker,
we're told because of the fiscal cliff negotiations, also more so because of the newtown tragedy, all that has been put off, so it's possible that on friday we will get an announcement just of senator kerry of secretary of state. that's the soonest that would be. the others certainly will be later, probably in the new year after the president's back from hawaii. >> there are other complications. let's look at the calendar, senator kerry is chairing the public hearings on benghazi, and how...
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backed fiscal cliff bill when it suddenly went into recess this hour. probably because they realize the world is ending. but what that could really mean in another live update from capitol hill next is in fox report tonight. treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breathing while sleeping; egs. common side effects include ski
backed fiscal cliff bill when it suddenly went into recess this hour. probably because they realize the world is ending. but what that could really mean in another live update from capitol hill next is in fox report tonight. treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should...